Rating Reviewed by: Tim Borka(Unregistered User)
(Casual Listener)
Review Date June 17, 2003
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Review 1 of 24
, from Glenside PA USA
Price Paid:
$599.00
from Sam's club
Summary: I like my Toshiba. I havnt had any real problems with it at all. I used a set up dvd to adjust the picture and it looked great untill my roomate decided to turn up the brightness. So long set up. I havnt bothered to go through it again.
Strengths: Size, universal remote, composit video, s-vhs, and nifty pip.
Weaknesses: Hard to set up picture, easy to screw up picture, I would like to have a light up remote, it's HEAVY!!, and the tube really round.
Similar Products Used: Hitachi 27" Toshiba 55" Zenith 19" and a casio 1" if that counts.
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Summary: I agree with some of the complaints listed, but have never had the big problems stated by some of you. Perhaps I'm lucky. It's a hard TV to adjust. I've had both the avia and video essentials disks, and still not been able to get it looking right. Suprisingly, the Sound and Vision home theater disk worked for me while the others did not. Even when perfectly adjusted the set does not match the flat screen sets like wega. It also costs half as much. I also wish that it could remember two sets of settings, one for regular input, and one for the component video settings when using a DVD player. Mine was a floor model, so at least I got a chance to see it in action before bringing it home.
Strengths: Very good clear picture when set up properly. Large enough to watch wide screen movies.
Weaknesses: On a set this size the geometry shows, especially on test patterns, the curve of the screen. I find that I'm used to it and hardly notice it anymore.
Similar Products Used: RCA's of several types. GE, which is the same thing. Both failed just after the warranty was expired. I will not buy anymore of either of these
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Rating Reviewed by: terry (Unregistered User)
(Casual Listener)
Review Date February 12, 2002
Overall Rating 1 of 5
Value Rating 1 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Review 3 of 24
Price Paid:
$899.00
from Best Buy
Summary: If you like large yellow and pick blotches and a humming that will drive you bananas then you''re gonna love this set!
Strengths: Better than staring at a wall, i guess.
Weaknesses: Humming, color blotches.
Similar Products Used: RCA 25 inch
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Summary: This is a GREAT TV - Just don't expect a $700 TV to do the things that a $1,600 TV does! It does have a nice picture though, especially when I use the SVHS input from my dish or a DVD. For those who complain about the quality of the picure, shell out the extra $$$ for a WEGA XBR and stop whining. I even remember someone complaining that the power LED was too bright - give me a break! After one year, no REAL problems here. I am happy.
Strengths: Price, 2 antenna inputs, 3 video inputs, SVHS input, DVD Component video, 800 lines resolution
Weaknesses: picture quality when compared to a WEGA! Hernia-causing Weight!
Similar Products Used: GE 27", Sony WEGA 36"
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Summary: After several tries at trying to find a good tv by taking various models home, this one was the clear winner. I took home a 36 Zenith and had troubles with brightness levels varying from input to input. I would calibrate Component Video, only to find out that S video was incorrect. All the inputs rely on the same calibation settings. I took home a JVC to find that the tube would get hot and the color would become innacurate( a problem associated with poor power supply.) Finally I tried the Toshiba. I originally did not want to spent so much, but forgot about the price realy fast. I had spent many hours with my AVIA DVD calibration disc getting my old S video only Toshiba just right, and was amazed when I discovered the accuracy of this set. Most sets have poor color decoding (reds are usually heavily exagerrated) this one's were perfect. After calibration, I discovered that setting everything to the center of adjustment levels was just about perfect. Out of the box, the contrast was set to the max. This is usually done by tha manufacturerso that when it hits the sales floor, it will have the brightest picture possible. Unfortunatly, this is horribly innacurate and burns the tube up really fast. Never buy a floor model Tube television.(unless its been calibrated) Anyone who doesnt like this TVs picture performance is just used to seeing innacurate images, and beleives that that brighter brights and redder reds is better. A properly calibrated TV can seem strange at first, but after you ge used to it, you never want to see anything else. This TV is THE BEST one I have ever seen. If youve seen better, tell me, because if it was any better than this, I would probably love it. Of course an HDTV is probably better than this one, but thats a whole other playing field. I have good hopes for a Widescreen Toshiba Tube.
Strengths: Perfect Picture off Component Video, Color Decoding Perfect
Weaknesses: Calibration levels not perfect out of the box. (not many tvs are)
Similar Products Used: 27" Toshiba, 36"JVC, 36"Zenith
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